[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 74 (Friday, April 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 20668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8655]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0222]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the National Cemetery 
Administration (NCA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the 
collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and 
burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 17, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 or Fax (202) 273-5981, or e-
mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0222'' in any correspondence.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0222'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for Standard Government Headstone or Marker for 
Installation in a Private or State Veterans' Cemetery, VA Form 40-1330.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0222.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used by the next of kin or other responsible 
parties to apply for Government-provided headstones or markers for 
unmarked graves of eligible veterans. The information is used by VA to 
determine the veteran's eligibility for, and entitlement to this 
benefit.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on January 23, 2004 at page 3431.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 83,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 334,000.

    Dated: April 6, 2004.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-8655 Filed 4-15-04; 8:45 am]
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